The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Robert Darwin (查尔斯·罗伯特·达尔文), was born in England on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves.
At sixteen, Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University (爱丁堡大学) to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.
Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University (剑桥大学). There he studied until 1831.
Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist.
His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December,1831, Darwin was on it.
The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.
In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”(物种起源). And then he wrote some other famous books. Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.
1.Where was Darwin born?
2.What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy?
3.What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle?
4.Which famous book was finished by Darwin in 1859?
5.When did Darvin die?
Do you often travel? Do you often stay in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with disposable (一次性的)things, like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers.1.. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.2..
Many disposable things are made of plastic.3..It is a waste of natural resources(资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400 kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 2,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year!4.. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place.5.: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining-room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.
A．Try to do these things in your daily life |
B．People throw them away after only using them once. |
C．They want to ask people to use less disposable things. |
D．Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. |
E. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own.
The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way, or you waste
either the time or the money. The following are the Ways of studying
The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results.
In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We shouldn’t read the next one till we have understood the first one.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers, parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve leaned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
1.The passage tells us ______.
A. the importance of reading
B. to read in the morning
C. to pay attention to the ways of studying
D. to have patience in studying
2.The passage has taught us ______ ways of studying.
A. three B. four C. five D. many
3.We’d better read in the morning because ______.
A. it’s easy to remember what we have learned
B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
C. it’s difficult to get good results
D. both A and C
4.If we can’t put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______.
A. easy to understand it well
B. better to get something from it
C. impossible for us to get something from it
D. possible to learn something from it
5.In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to ______.
A. understand the book well
B. write down the questions
C. do with the new words
D. get some questions to ask our teachers
Here is a page from a magazine named Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years. And then do the exercise below.
Get Ready for the Future
◆Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) or electricity and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down by itself.
◆Because there won’t be any spare land, new cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
◆Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants that are not affected (影响) by insects or illnesses will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
◆New technology will be used to make TVs that are only 5cm thick. They will have pictures that are as clear as photos. Electrical appliances (家用电器) will be quieter and will be controlled by computer; they will also use 50% less power.
◆Many new ways to cure illnesses will be successful using products of genetic engineering (基因产品). Cures will be found for the flu and the common cold. However, some new illnesses will appear.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1.Cars using solar power or electricity will cause fewer accidents and less pollution.
2.People will be able to live in the new cities in the sea.
3.Biotechnology will help divide food into two groups: better food and healthier food.
4.Electrical appliances will save 50% of power because they are controlled by computer.
5.Genetic engineering can help doctors to cure illnesses.
The country music often __________me _________ my parents and friends.
A. remind; in B. remind; of C. reminds; in D. reminds; of
My parents have lived in the town _________ their son was six years old.
A. for B. since C. while D. when
